Xu Meng wasn't in a hurry to change the announcement; instead, he waited.
He was waiting for Myriad Web Games to come and exchange names as well.
But Myriad Web Games, whether because they were more confident or for some other reason, never approached him.
So, as it was almost time to get off work, Xu Meng edited the announcement.
He changed [Luzhu Games] to [Phantom Sea Games] and [Mengli Games], and explained in the comments section that he had received new information from a "helpful person."
With this move, everyone quickly understood what had happened—
Luzhu Games had abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, becoming a tainted witness.
They had redeemed themselves from the announcement by confessing more accomplices.
Of course, this didn't change their behavior of backstabbing competitors and using forbidden weapons.
But after "leniency for confession," their alignment had shifted slightly from "opponent" to "ally," and the emergence of new enemies had also diverted some of the firepower.
The intensity of the attacks they endured had ultimately decreased a little.
But unfortunately—
It was only a little.
Although two new companies had their health bars revealed, in the eyes of the players, Luzhu Games and Myriad Web Games were already close to the execution line!
At this crucial moment, between [switching targets] and [executing], most players ultimately chose [executing].
After all, no player can refuse to enter the execution phase of a BOSS!
None!
Meng Jiawei kept a close eye on the data. After Xu Meng updated the announcement, he stared at the data for another hour, then took out a pen and paper to write and calculate.
Ten minutes later, he completed the calculation and verified it three times to make sure there were no mistakes.
Then he put down the pen, stared at the conclusion for a while, and countless fragmented images flashed through his mind.
Then he tore off the paper, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the trash can.
Then he took out his phone, marked the headhunters in his friend list, and opened the recruitment software to learn about the market situation.
… …
The players worked together to suppress the health bar, and the enemy general gave up resistance. The already terrible data of Luzhu Games and Myriad Web Games became even more tragic.
Players, peers, and the media were all waiting for them to die.
[Game Observation], nicknamed "Banshee," followed up immediately!
Another editor, [Lao Yang], wrote an article analyzing the various difficulties Luzhu Games had faced in the past and was currently facing—the analysis was extremely detailed, with various internal data readily available, making it very persuasive.
Finally, he issued a ruthless announcement:
[Luzhu Games is about to go bankrupt! At most, no more than two months!]
[Game Observation] had failed once on Zhumeng, and this time they were full of confidence to regain their prestige.
But what they didn't expect was that this prediction still had a slight mishap—
Luzhu Games did go bankrupt within a month.
But what they didn't predict was—Myriad Web Games actually went silently ahead of Luzhu Games!
By the time the outside world noticed, Hou Han, the boss of Myriad Web Games, had disappeared without a trace, leaving only some grassroots employees who didn't know the truth in the entire company.
[Game Observation] could only gather information from various sources and analyze it a bit belatedly:
"Hou Han, the boss of Myriad Web Games, disappeared so quickly and decisively, not at all like a temporary idea, but more like a premeditated plan!"
The most direct impact of this incident was that Cui Yiming, the boss of Luzhu Games, was stared at by countless eyes.
Employees were staring at him, the media was staring at him, the bank was staring at him, his peers were staring at him, netizens were also staring at him…
Everyone was staring at him!
Afraid that he would imitate the boss of Myriad Web Games and run away with the money.
But Cui Yiming didn't do that.
He gathered all the company's senior executives, analyzed the data and financial situation, and after confirming that everything was irreversible, he stood up and began to preside over the company's bankruptcy matters.
He released an announcement to bid farewell to the players, terminated the server renewal, and determined the server shutdown date.
He distributed salaries and laid off employees.
He applied for bankruptcy liquidation…
A series of things were promoted in an orderly manner.
Although the game was not well made and business ethics could not be said to be upright, Cui Yiming was ultimately a person who cared about face.
Luzhu Games and Myriad Web Games were already deteriorating before they backstabbed Zhumeng.
As bosses, they had also foreseen the possible bankruptcy of the company.
But the difference lies in:
Hou Han, the boss of Myriad Web Games, began to arrange a way out for himself, and quickly ran away with the money after the incident.
Cui Yiming, the boss of Luzhu Games, silently thought about the handling process after the company's bankruptcy, and arranged everything in an orderly manner when this day came.
Comparing the two, the difference is obvious.
Cui Yiming even regained a lot of players' and industry's reputation by handling this matter.
But after that, he quickly disappeared from the players' sight.
Zhumeng and the players joined forces, and their record was +2.
What's even more terrifying is that this matter didn't end there.
The two companies that were exposed by the boss of Luzhu Games, wanting to drag them down to "die together"—[Phantom Sea Games] and [Mengli Games]—were also unable to escape the disaster.
The attacks they endured were not as strong as those of Luzhu Games and Myriad Web Games.
But their previous situation was also not good. Although the intensity of the players' second battle had decreased, it was enough to become the last straw that broke the camel's back—no, it should be said that it was the last big rock.
These two slightly weaker blows still caused them serious internal injuries. After lingering on for three months, they still went bankrupt.
From then on, Xu Meng's deterrent force in the game industry had already caught up with that of the Banshee [Game Observation], and he was even privately referred to by his peers as the "Industry Doom Light."
Whoever he points at, dies.
When two companies went bankrupt, there was still much discussion, saying that Xu Meng was too fierce and didn't know how to leave room for maneuver.
If he encounters trouble in the future, I'm afraid no one will lend him a helping hand.
When three companies went bankrupt, the discussions immediately decreased a lot.
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When all four companies went bankrupt, the industry was already silent.
It was as if the mute button had been pressed, and no one mentioned this matter again.
The only survivor of the whole thing—Kashima Games—also became honest.
However, their process of becoming honest was even more dramatic than this.
—
On the first day of the storm, after Yang Hui was forced by her boss, Yu Rongrong, to delete the post, she continued to argue with netizens in private messages.
She cursed and blacklisted people, adding fuel to the fire.
By the time the boss had to come over and ask her to stop responding again, she had already started receiving harassing phone calls.
By the time she finished talking with the boss, it was already time to get off work.
Yang Hui turned off her computer, took out the work phone SIM card that kept receiving harassing calls, and walked out of the company gate with her head held high and chest out, carrying her bag.
Then she was blocked at the door by a row of five large trucks.
— Kashima Games' office is located outside the Third Ring Road, where there are no restrictions on trucks, and the roads and space are very spacious.
Therefore, the scene now looks extremely spectacular!
Looking down from the air, the office building where Kashima Games is located is surrounded by more than fifty large trucks for two whole circles!
If there wasn't enough space, they could have continued to surround it for a few more circles.
— At this moment, a dozen players are live-streaming this grand occasion, and there are many people in chat groups and live broadcast rooms asking if they need money.
Many people want to spend money to drive a large truck over to join in the fun.
This is much more exciting and enjoyable than spending money to draw cards!
However, in order to avoid the intervention of traffic police or even the police, the local players who organized this event refused.
Moreover, they didn't really let the trucks surround the office building to death—except for the main entrance, where five large trucks were lined up in a row to ensure deterrence, looking quite scary.
The "encirclement" in other places was very loose, with large gaps.
It also didn't hinder the entry and exit of vehicles and electric vehicles in the parking lot.
Normal entry and exit of the office building, and ordinary workers going to and from get off work, were not directly affected.
— If passers-by want to watch the excitement and gather on the side, refusing to leave, that's an indirect impact, and there's no way to avoid it.
Under this arrangement, Yang Hui was dumbfounded when she saw five large trucks facing her with posters full of big characters as soon as she went out.
The next moment, under the command of the organizer, fifty large trucks honked their horns at the same time, and the ear-piercing horn sound resounded through the sky!
Yang Hui was startled and took a big step back.
After regaining her senses, posters pasted on the cars came into view.
The most conspicuous first poster directly in front of her did not write anything related to the game, but enlarged screenshots of Yang Hui's micro-light dynamics:
[“Married women are all reproductive tools!” — Yang Hui, April 5, 2021]
[“Marriage donkeys!” — Yang Hui, August 17, 2020]
[“Mother donkeys who listen to men!” — Yang Hui, July 7, 2019]
[“Women who have children will become milk-producing machines!” — Yang Hui, June 28, 2018]
And below these screenshots, written in large red letters:
「Yang Hui
Married in May 2020
Gave birth to a child in August 2021」
Yes, these people did not put Yang Hui's words insulting players and men in the most conspicuous position, but put her words insulting other women here.
— The remarks insulting players, insulting ACG games, and insulting ACG game production companies are all posted on the side, giving way to these words.
At the same time, they completely peeled off her hypocritical skin!
— Insulting other women, inciting everyone not to marry or have children, but secretly getting married and having children herself?
How can this be allowed?!
It's off-work time now, and a bunch of people are already taking pictures of the posters.
Hearing the horns honking at the same time, the onlookers immediately realized that the main character had arrived, so they raised their mobile phones and took a lot of pictures.
Some people even excitedly circled the office building in the deafening horn sound, taking pictures of all kinds of posters and sharing them with friends.
Without a doubt, in just one more hour, all the companies and all the employees in this office building will know the famous deeds of this celebrity, Yang Hui.
At most tomorrow morning, half of the city will know her name and deeds.
Her family, her relatives and friends, and the colleagues, neighbors, relatives and friends of her family and relatives and friends will also know.
Yang Hui was stunned.
Just like when she strongly opposed the transformation of the "Frost Snow Project" and didn't expect to be fired on the spot by Xu Meng.
Now she is unscrupulously and frantically scolding players and ACG games online, and she never expected that someone would come to her in reality!
Before her brain could react, her legs suddenly went weak and she slumped to the ground.
She finally felt scared.
I got up at noon and wanted to post a picture of the "Skirt of the Saint" lamp effect, but unfortunately, it didn't pass the review... I didn't reveal anything, I can't figure it out.
